Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising on butt and across proper left of back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge not present. "Kaikoura" written on back.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D38.277
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 90.8 x 46.4 x 13.9mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Credit Line
- W Ferry
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D38.277
- On Display
- No
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